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Adam Merheb

What is geography? - 0 views

shared by Adam Merheb on 16 Sep 09 - Cached
Max Sjöström

What is Geography? New Zealand - 0 views

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    Website about the definition of Geography
Max Sjöström

What is Geography? - 0 views

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    Definition of Geography.
Andy Modell

wikipedia knows all - 0 views

  • Human geography is a branch of geography that focuses on the study of patterns and processes that shape human interaction with the built environment, with particular reference to the causes and consequences of the spatial distribution of human activity on the Earth's surface. Contents [hide]
  • Human geography is a branch of geography that focuses on the study of patterns and processes that shape human interaction with the built environment, with particular reference to the causes and consequences of the spatial distribution of human activity on the Earth's surface.
  • Human geography broadly differs from physical geography in that it has a greater focus on studying intangible or abstract patterns surrounding human activity and is more receptive to qualitative research methodologies. It encompasses human, political, cultural, social and economic aspects of the social sciences. While the major focus of human geography is not the physical landscape of the Earth (see physical geography), it is not possible to discuss human geography without going into the physical landscape, on which human activities are being played out and environmental geography is emerging, as an important link between the two. Human geography is methodologically diverse, using both qualitative methods and quantitative methods, including case studies, survey research, statistical analysis and model building, among others. Thematically, human geography may be concerned with an array of human enterprises, from villages and cities, schools, health, commerce and trade, to name a few. The spatial human architecture of a variety of institutions and practices unites these entities within the discipline. For example, a human geographer might be concerned with the geographic patterns of communicable diseases, school performance in rural versus urban school districts or the rise of innovative technology clusters.
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    Not amazing, but an adequate definition
Jim Pickett

Share More! Wiki » Anthology/Diigo the Web for Education - From TeleGatherer ... - 0 views

  • Diigo.com is a social bookmarking tool, similar to the popular Del.icio.us service, but Diigo also centralizes various learning possibilities. The social aspect of learning is important, especially with our increasing focus on conversations that add value to what we are learning. Diigo lets you bookmark Web sites and have online conversations about them.
    • Jim Pickett
       
      This is really the key bit ;-)
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    A good, brief article on the utility of social bookmarking with some useful tips, too.
Christiaan Tahyar

All About Geography - 0 views

  • What is Geography? While the word geography is derived from Greek and literally means "to write about the earth," the subject of geography is much more than describing "foreign" places or memorizing the names of capitals and countries. Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks to understand the world - its human and physical features - through an understanding of place and location. Geographers study where things are and how they got there. My favorite definitions for geography are "the bridge between the human and physical sciences" and "the mother of all sciences." Geography looks at the spatial connection between people, places, and the earth.
    • Christiaan Tahyar
       
      This seems to be a good basic definition
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    A more comprehensive view of geography but still textbook
Jim Pickett

Scandinavian mile - Wikipedia - 1 views

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    Apparently it's called a scandinavian mile. It's what we use at home anyway! No more confusion! =)
Jim Pickett

define:geography - definitions from Princeton - 0 views

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    Bunch of definitions
Max Sjöström

What is Human Geography - 0 views

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    Norwegian thoughts on Human Geography
Jim Pickett

Foreign Policy: Kaplan's "The Revenge of Geography" - 0 views

  • but geography largely determines them, now more than ever
  • it’s time to dust off the Victorian thinkers who knew the physical world best.
    • Jim Pickett
       
      Oh what interesting thoughts... Compelling written to evoke the "hidden, forgotten truths" of the past. But is it true?
  • And of all the unsavory truths in which realism is rooted, the bluntest, most uncomfortable, and most deterministic of all is geography.
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  • By bringing demography and nature itself into history, Braudel helped restore geography to its proper place. In his narrative, permanent environmental forces lead to enduring historical trends that preordain political events and regional wars. To Braudel, for example, the poor, precarious soils along the Mediterranean, combined with an uncertain, drought-afflicted climate, spurred ancient Greek and Roman conquest. In other words, we delude ourselves by thinking that we control ou
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